AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERCLE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Chester D. Tripp (d. 1974), Chicago, acquired by 1961. with Harlan J. Berk, Chicago, 1988 (Catalogue 54, back cover). Art Market, California, acquired from the above. Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 10 June 1994, lot 173. with Vilmar Numismatics, Big Indian, NY. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2017.
Literature
Treasures of Chicago Collectors, Chicago, 1961, n.p.
Exhibited
The Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures of Chicago Collectors, 15 April-7 May 1961.
For a similar Hercle, see no. 605 in H.B. Walters, Catalogue of the Bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan, in the Department of Greek And Roman Antiquities, British Museum.